The purpose of this paper is to determine the types of programs, partnerships and policies UNHCR should support to improve microcredit and microsavings for urban refugees in the informal economy. I set out to accomplish ...
<p>In this dissertation, I argue that the conceptual grammar of Augustine's thought provides a way of re-thinking the public/private distinction as it has been developed in modernity. The dissertation consists of two parts. ...
This thesis proposes a reading that establishes a coherent relationship between the sexual content and the other parts of the ritual and myth. Specifically, I argue KTU 1.23 is an invocation to avert death on two levels: ...
The ocean is the largest biosphere on earth covering about 70% of the earth’s surface. Yet, very little is known about this deep sea environment due to its inaccessibility. The task of educating the public about deep ocean ...
<p>While alternans in a single cardiac cell appears through a simple</p><p>period-doubling bifurcation, in extended tissue the exact nature</p><p>of the bifurcation is unclear. In particular, the phase of</p><p>alternans ...
An increasing number of companies are exploring ways to improve their environmental footprint. Some environmental benefits are offered by bio-based plastic packaging; however, this approach requires trade-offs. For example, ...
<p>RecQ4, a member of the conserved RecQ family of helicases, is involved in replication and associated with several clinical syndromes. Although biologically important, the biochemistry of RecQ4 has remained elusive. We ...
<p>The lipid A component of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the nitrogen-fixing plant endosymbionts <italic>Rhizobium leguminosarum</italic> and <italic>Rhizobium etli</italic> is strikingly different when compared to that of ...
<p>Dibenzothiophene (DBT) is a constituent of creosote and petroleum waste contamination, it is a model compound for more complex thiophenes, and its degradation by mixed microbial communities has received little attention. ...
Concerns over global climate change, national security and limited petroleum resources have heightened US interest in renewable fuels in recent years. Biodiesel made from plant oils and animal fats is one such alternative. ...
Following the discovery of acute mercury toxicity from seafood consumption in the 1950s and subsequent research into mercury in the environment, scientists and managers now recognize the health threats of mercury poisoning ...
Saltwater intrusion driven by water extraction, coastal modifications, and climate change may alter the biogeochemical cycling of freshwater coastal wetlands. Anaerobic respiration in freshwater wetlands is typically ...
<p>At a given time, tidal landforms inhabit one of three alternate elevation-determined stable states: salt marsh, sub-tidal platform, or tidal flat. The balance between soil production and sea level rise controls transitions ...
<p>In most aspects of music--e.g., tempo, intensity, and rhythm--the emotional coloring of a melody is due at least in part to physical imitation of the characteristics of emotional expression in human behavior. Thus ...
Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, are one of the most abundant and controversial shark species on the East Coast of the United States. As a result of overfishing, many marine predatory fish populations have diminished by ...
This Masters Project identifies the University’s biomass fuelshed and locates potential supply sources and probable fuel quantities. An Excel workbook couples user-defined transportation, processing, collection and handling, ...
<p>Pediatric cervical spinal injuries are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Cervical injuries observed in the pediatric population appear to be age dependent with younger children experiencing more upper ...
<p>Primates and many other animals that move in an arboreal environment often cling, sometimes for long periods, on vertical supports. Primates, however, face a special challenge in that almost all primates bear nails on ...
<p>Articular cartilage is the connective tissue that lines the ends of long bones in diarthrodial joints, providing a low-friction load-bearing surface that can withstand a lifetime of loading cycles under normal conditions. ...
<p>Embryonic development involves a precisely orchestrated interplay between gene expression, tissue movement and cell-shape changes. Using time-lapsed <italic>in vivo</italic> confocal microscopy we investigate the ...